Ann Arbor Overtakes Detroit in Total Property Value
Jake Neher/WDET As recent as three years ago Detroit still had the highest total property value of any city in...
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Michigan Republicans Praise Healthy Michigan, Which Could Die Under GOP Plan in Congress
Jake Neher/WDET Michigan is the largest Republican-led state in the country that chose to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care...
Does “Missing Richard Simmons” Cross a Line Between Journalism and Voyeurism?
In the late 1980s a reporter sat outside then-Senator Gary Hart’s house in secret, waiting for him to emerge with...
What Would Halt to Fuel Mandates Mean for Auto Industry?
President Donald Trump says it’s time to rethink America’s fuel economy mandates. He made that announcement during a visit to...
Michigan and Other Trump States Could Be Affected Most By GOP Healthcare Plan
Jake Neher/WDET Republicans backing a plan to overhaul federal healthcare policy received what seemed to be bad news this week...
What St. Louis’ Controversial Mayoral Contest Says About Race in Local Politics
Office of St. Louis City Treasurer Tishaura Jones Last week, St. Louis City Treasurer Tishaura Jones lost the city’s Democratic...
Exiting U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade: Sudden Resignations Are “Disruptive”
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Over the weekend Attorney General Jeff Sessions requested the resignations of all Obama-era federal attorneys. That’s more...
Have Immigration Crises Created a “New Underground Railroad” to Canada?
Laura Weber Davis/WDET President Trump continues to push for crackdowns on immigration. Meanwhile, our northern neighbor, Canada, sees increasingly more immigrants coming in. They’re...
Can Gov. Snyder Find A Way To Improve Schools In Final Two Years?
Rick Pluta/MPRN Efforts to reform Michigan’s education system are moving forward as a state education panel commissioned by Gov. Rick...
Will Republicans Soon Become The Party of Deficit Spending?
National Park Service An expansive wall along the border with Mexico. A plan to dramatically improve infrastructure throughout the country. Numerous proposals to...
Will Detroit’s East Riverfront Soon Look Like This?
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Detroit’s riverfront has come a very long way in the last decade. Even more upgrades to the...
Trump’s Michigan Co-Chair Spars Over Week’s News with Stephen Henderson
Jake Neher/WDET This week President Donald Trump made unsubstantiated claims that President Barack Obama’s administration had wiretapped his home in...